INGREDIENTS |
TYPES
OF PAINT & FUMES |
EFFECTS |
Acrylic
resin |
Oil
based gloss, eggshell, enamel, varnishes, acrylic
emulsions |
Causes
allergies and eczema |
Alcohol
|
Ethanol,
methanol fumes |
Irritation
of the eyes, nausea and digestion problems |
Ashphalt
chlorobenzene |
Paint,
waterproof wallpaper, pesticides, paint, varnish |
Causes
cancer, affects the liver, lungs and kidneys |
Dioxin |
Found
in many products used as wood treatment |
Affects
the skin, causes kidney, liver and stomach cancer |
Formaldehyde
|
Used
in furniture, wallpaper, glue and paint |
Attacks
the nervous system, causes headaches, insomnia,
loss of memory and cancer |
Glycol
ether |
Solvent
for water based paints |
Causes
cancer and congenital deformities |
Petrol
|
Basis
for numerous products |
Irritation
of the eyes, nose and larynx, causes drowsiness |
Polyurethane
|
Used
by itself and in paint |
Attacks
the nervous system, causes digestive problems
and causes leukaemia |
Trichloroethylene
|
Found
in paint and wallpaper glue |
Causes
respiratory problems, affects the nervous system,
causes cancer |
Toluene
|
Acrylic
and emulsion paints |
Attacks
the nervous system, causes nausea and confusion.
Long term exposure causes more pronounced nervous
disorders and kidney and liver damage |
Vinyl
chloride |
Essential
components of PVC |
Causes
brain cancer, alters the immune system and causes
congenital deformities |
